Episodes

You can still join our Christmas 2025 Giveaway here: https://forms.gle/Toh9oZNjd4z9t76JA In this episode, we explore the wonderful story of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol —a timeless tale that shows how Christmas can soften heart...

Enter our Christmas 2025 Giveaway here . We'll announce the winner on 12/23! Today’s episode is The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson. A bunch of troubled kids, a messy church pageant, and a beautiful reminder o...

Join our Christmas 2025 Giveaway! Here's the link to enter: https://forms.gle/cegfhpT3eZhguqNe7 The winner will be announced just before Christmas! Today’s story is Phantastes by George MacDonald—a wonderful tale of a young m...

https://www.pintswithjack.com/reading-day/year-3/ In this special episode, we celebrate C. S. Lewis Reading Day 2025 by looking at Lewis' family and close relationships. He had a profound bond with his brother Warnie, showed ...

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! In this episode, we explore Michael Crichton’s Timeline —a fast, clever blend of historical detail, quantum theory, and medieval adventure. We walk through it as modern day turns into 14-century ...

We meet young Horatio Hornblower as he begins his career in the Royal Navy as a midshipman. The entire Hornblower series offers a masterful depiction of life at sea during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars and this is...

Roverandom is an endearing adventure story — created by JRR Tolkien to comfort his young son who lost his toy dog on a seaside holiday. Out of that small heartbreak came a fun and exciting tale of a little puppy who gets mixe...

Trace the winding road of The Pilgrim’s Regress —C.S. Lewis’s first major work after his conversion to Christianity. Written in 1933, it’s a challenging book, rich with philosophy, symbols, and reflections on the modern searc...

Wrapping up our Halloween series with a Monster MASHup (Yes, a nod to the song.) This episode dives into the backstories of some of the most famous monsters - like Frankenstein, Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, the Headless Horseman...

Join us as we walk through some Halloween Tales to celebrate this season of mystery and imagination. In this Halloween special, we tell three seasonal stories that have shaped the spirit of October itself: The Masque of the R...

Ten guests. One island. Agatha Christie’s most famous mystery unfolds in chilling perfection. Join us as we talk through the best selling mystery ever written — And Then There Were None. Join our Patreon for more: http://patr...

This week’s story takes us into the world of The Wind in the Willows —where the seasons keep shifting, and both new and old friends are never far away. Through it all, the river moves steadily on, carrying its stories down to...

Join us today for The Light Princess —a beautiful fairy tale by the great George MacDonald. It's playful and sweet, combing creativity and wit and profound truths with a charming story that's accessible to everyone.

This is a richly layered novel that moves between past and present and across generations. It's a mysterious blend of secrets, family history, and beautifully drawn characters, Join us as we talk through a story of memory, an...

Merlin—the wizard, prophet and so much more! In this sampler, we talk about some of his most memorable tales: from wild beginnings to wise counsellor. He was part of court intrigue and legendary adventure, culminating with th...

We're joined by singer-songwriter and “literary musician” Matt Wheeler for a great conversation that ties together stories and music and faith. Matt shares why The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis has been such a meaningful bo...

Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a thought problem that considers how easily we can drift through life—avoiding pain, chasing comfort, and clinging to what looks respectable. Yet in the face of death, the story presses u...

In this episode, we step into the very first Discworld adventure: The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett. We meet A'tuin - the giant turtle who carries the disc on his back, along with the inept wizard Rincewind and the ever-o...

A BIG thank you to Vanessa for sharing! Everyone has a story worth sharing! In this episode, our guest shares a piece of her own story along with the unforgettable and true story of The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom. It’s a...

Tolkien goes delightfully small-scale in Farmer Giles of Ham -- that tells the story of a steady farmer with a vocal dog, an old blunderbuss, and a dislike for trespassers. Names abound with clever meanings and a lot of histo...

In the exciting GK Chesterton story of Manalive , we discover a man named Innocent Smith -- and how he truly is a man alive! He is colorful and full of adventure and unorthodox ideas. He approaches life in a BIG way as he hap...

Join our Patreon family for more: https://www.patreon.com/GoodStoriesPodcast In this episode of Good Stories , we meet Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester—literary rockstars at the heart of one of the greatest love stories ever told....

Join us as we follow the cool and calculating Phileas Fogg around the world with his manservant and carpetbag full of money to win a wildly expensive wager. They travel by all means of conveyance, including steamers, coaches,...

We had such a fun time chatting about stories and books and podcasting in this interview with Mr David Bates -- one of the hosts from Pints with Jack -- an excellent podcast that celebrates all things CS Lewis. You can find a...